Who needs to be able to spell it, so long as they can do it!

Talent is a two edged sword, I used to go out with this gorgeous guy, brown eyes, hairy chest, soft, mid west accent, played guitar like you wouldn't believe and sang the most beautiful songs, both self penned and others; but he had two addictions, one was to substance abuse (relatively mild, whiskey and vallium, - well it's mild compared with some) and the other: a girl who hung on his every word, followed his every move, applauded his every song, whether it deserved it or not, and basically mirrored his every action. He would get fed up with her every 8 months or so and go looking for another. The average relationship lasted about 8 weeks, or until the second girl decided she wasn't fond of being his shadow and watching him stone himself to death... Then he'd go back to the first one. He was extremely talented, and could have really got somewhere, if only he would break the two addictions. He knew he was talented, and made sure everyone else did as well. I ended up calling him Narcissus, and so the first girl of course became Echo, because that is all she did. Talent is a terrible thing, to see wasted because Echo wouldn't either leave the town with him, or just leave him. As far as I know, as of last year, they are still in the same pattern, she still hunts for him everywhere, and he is just hunting in bottles.

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